The Mago brothers, Harmehr (+20 handicap) and Sumehr Mago (+20) both of Khar Gymkhana came out guns blazing and blasted their way to a 3-0 win against the team of Mayank Bhavsar (+10) and Anil Kharwar (+40) in a second round match of the Khar Gymkhana Snooker Shootout 2019, co-sponsored by Rustomjee Builders and Nagee Cues, and played at Khar Gymkhana’s Yasin Merchant Snooker Room.
The Mago brothers, Harmehr (right) and Sumehr Mago advanced into the pre-quarter-finals of the the Khar Gymkhana Snooker Shootout 2019.
The elder brother Harmehr led by example as he potted quite consistently to outsmart Bhavsar 82-48 in the 15-red first frame before Sumehr produced a steady performance to convincingly defeat Kharwar 59-20 in the 6-red second frame and take a 2-0 advantage. Later, in the 15-red doubles frame, Harmehr and Sumehr stamped their authority with a clinical 86-57 victory against the pair of Bhavsar and Kharwar without much ado to wrap up the win and march into the pre-quarters.
Nikhil Saigal (+20) and Rebanta Sehijwani (+30) another team from the Khar Gymkhana nursery also advanced to the round 16 after they recorded a stunning victory against the seasoned and experienced pairing of Rovin D’Souza (+10) and Anand Raghuvanshi (+10) winning by a 3-1 frame scores.
Meanwhile, the top-seeded pair of Aditya Mehta (scratch) and left-handed Dhvaj Haria (scratch) got cracking and sidelined the challenge from NSCI duo of Shubhojit Roy (+30) and Samay Wadhawan (+40) by coasting to a 3-1 victory to also progress to the pre-quarters.
Results – Second round: Aditya Mehta (SCR)/Dhvaj Haria (SCR) beat Shubhojit Roy (+30)/Samay Wadhawan (+40) 3-1;
Nikhil Saigal (+20)/Rebanta Sehijwani (+30) beat Rovin D’Souza (+10)/Anand Raghuvanshi (+10) 3-1;
Harmehr Mago (+20)/Sumehr Mago (+20) beat Mayank Bhavsar (+10)/Anil Kharwar (+40) 3-0;
Vishal Vaya (+10)/Pratyush Samayajula (+20) beat V. Subramanian (+20)/Poras Shah (+20) 3-0.
First round: Vishal Gehani (+30)/Ameya Sankhala (+40) beat Shekhar Surve (+30)/Nikhil Ghadge (+20) 3-0.